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Rushing back to “normal”: Are we leaving the most vulnerable behind?
The rush back to some semblance of normalcy is understandable, but this sentiment can’t blind us to the work ahead.
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Five books to understand… Media democracy
In this new Monitor feature we invite a prominent Canadian to provide a reading list for better understanding a pressing topic.
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We need stronger anti-monopoly laws if we want to curb corporate influence in the news
Canada is no stranger to dynastic ownership of its media companies
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The media hasn’t even begun to reckon with sexual violence and neither have we
For decades, the media has been circling the issue of sexual violence, mirroring society’s discomfort.
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Weaponizing fact-checking: What Canada needs to know
A strong fact-checking industry can stop the normalization of lying and advocate for policy changes. But the weaponization of fact-checking can cause irreversible harm.
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Why can’t we know more about what political parties know about us?
As it stands right now, political parties in Canada face little oversight or transparency requirements for the data they collect and create about Canadian citizens.
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“Whoever controls the media, controls the mind”
Media concentration in [the U.S. and Brazil] has reached phenomenal levels, and it is compounded by the massive spread of pernicious fake news.
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No matter what your first issue is, media democracy is your second
Canadians need to face our history of violence, and we need a mediascape that can help us do this complicated, messy work.
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Applied Learning
Deconstructing the Neoliberal Template Attachments CCPA Monitor July August 2021 OSOS.pdf
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The Monitor, July/August 2021
Media Democracy and Combatting Misinformation Download 2.9 MB “Canada is no stranger to dynastic ownership of its media companies,” writes Robin Shaban in her feature…
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Long-term care COVID-19 lessons from immigrant women health care aides
COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes were preventable and devastating; 25 immigrant women health care aides in Calgary recommend solutions to prevent similar outbreaks in…
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More than intentions needed for BC forests
So, our provincial government “intends” to do something about the sorry state of our forests and forest industry. It intends to protect more old-growth forests.…
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